DRUG ADDICTION AND SOCIAL DEVIANCE. STUDY ON TEENAGERS AND STUDENTS IN THE CLUJ COUNTY EDUCATION SYSTEM Cover Image

DRUG ADDICTION AND SOCIAL DEVIANCE. STUDY ON TEENAGERS AND STUDENTS IN THE CLUJ COUNTY EDUCATION SYSTEM
DRUG ADDICTION AND SOCIAL DEVIANCE. STUDY ON TEENAGERS AND STUDENTS IN THE CLUJ COUNTY EDUCATION SYSTEM

Author(s): Timeea-Erzsebet PAP, Felicia Andrioni
Subject(s): School education, Educational Psychology, Studies in violence and power, Substance abuse and addiction, Sociology of Education
Published by: Ediktura Beladi
Keywords: drug use; social deviances; effects of drug use.; teenagers; young people;

Summary/Abstract: The phenomenon of drug use in contemporary society is one of the biggest and most serious social problems among young people. The onset of drug use among the young population of Cluj is 13 years old, in the case of drug use. Drug use can trigger inappropriate, risky behaviors in young people that include violence, unprotected sex that can lead to sexually transmitted diseases or unwanted pregnancies, or breaking the law, or it can lead to learning difficulties and behavior problems at school. The present work aims to study the possible effects of drug consumption among young people in Cluj County, generating effects of social deviance. This research aims to develop specific benchmarks for users of psychoactive substances in Cluj from the urban and rural environment. To carry out this study, questionnaire-based investigation was used, and the applied research tool was the questionnaire. The main conclusion is the consequences of substance use are serious. The number of accidents in which young people are involved under the influence of drugs is constantly increasing, self-aggressions and other aggressions are more and more frequent.

  • Issue Year: IX/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 82-92
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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